TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 3854 [ 2016TNSTR.488....1S ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-07-26 03:49:13
Date made public:
Sender: Krzysztof Stanek
Reporting Group: ASAS-SN     Discovery Data Source: ASAS-SN

K. Z. Stanek, B. J. Shappee, for the ASAS-SN team report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: SN 2016eiy
Discoverer internal name: ASASSN-16hp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 13:34:38.642 (203.66101) DEC = -23:40:53.15 (-23.68143)
Discovery date: 2016-07-26 01:40:48.000 (JD=2457595.57)

Potential host galaxy: ESO 509-IG 064
Host redshift: 0.008663


Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2016-07-26 01:40:48.000
Flux: 16.2 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2016-07-24 01:26:24
Limiting flux: 15.8 VegaMag
Filter: V-Johnson
Instrument: Cassius
Telescope: ASASSN-Cassius


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2016eiy